A man was arrested on Thursday night, January 11, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris for throwing objects at a police vehicle, glorifying terrorism and making death threats against police officers, a police source told Valeurs Actuelles.
At around 11:40 p.m., the man threw objects at officers on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques before fleeing in the direction of Place Denfert-Rochereau. When he caught up and when he threatened the police officers with a broken bottle, he approached them and shouted, “Allah Akbar, I’m going to kill a policeman.” The police officers drew their weapons without using them and then arrested the suspect, who was taken into police custody.
In the course of the arrest, a police officer was slightly injured on one finger. He was taken to Saint-Joseph Hospital for examination, as was the defendant, who had cuts on his hands caused by holding up parts of the bottle. A police officer pressed charges. There were no other injuries.